Research Article

Stable Dispersed MoS2 Nanosheets in Liquid Lubricant with Enhanced Rate of Penetration for Directional Well

Table 1

Lubricity properties of lubricants in base drilling fluid.

Drilling fluidDensity (gcmāˆ’3)Lower rates of (%)

Base drilling fluid1.030.530 
Base drilling fluid + 0.5% base olefin1.030.4897.8
Base drilling fluid + 0.5% JS-LUB 1.030.01996.5
Base drilling fluid + 0.5% KD-21C1.010.05888.4
Base drilling fluid + 0.5% KD-510.990.06689.3